Attempt to abduct minor girl thwarted in Kashmir

A resident from north Kashmir's Bandipora on Tuesday alleged at least three persons, working with the Army, tried to molest and abduct his minor daughter on February 10. The police said the accused have been held and “there was no pressure on the family to withdraw the complaint”. “My daughter was at a family-run shop when a vehicle stopped. One person disembarked and handed over money to my daughter and grabbed her hand, in a bid to push her in the vehicle. However, she raised a hue and cry. Later, locals secured her release,” the victim's father, a labourer, told The Hindu over the phone.